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Pollies support marriage equality in bid to advance Australia at Fair Day
POLITICIANS from across the spectrum voiced their support for the NSW marriage equality campaign at the official start of the Sydney Mardi Gras festival at the weekend. Members of the cross-party working group tasked with developing a bill that would … Continue reading
Advocates welcome step towards marriage equality in NSW
ADVOCATES WELCOME STEP TOWARDS MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN NSW / MPS TO ADDRESS SYDNEY FORUM ON “WHERE TO?” FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY Marriage equality advocates have welcomed progress towards state marriage equality legislation in NSW with parliamentary supporters of reform indicating they will … Continue reading
NSW same-sex marriage bill likely to pass
A SAME-SEX marriage bill should pass NSW parliament after party leaders announced they will let members have a conscience vote, members of a cross-party working group say. The working group will soon draft a same-sex marriage bill for NSW, expecting … Continue reading
O’Farrell to allow conscience vote on same-sex marriage
THE NSW Premier, Barry O’Farrell, will allow Coalition MPs a conscience vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, which a cross-party group of MPs will introduce this year. Liberal, Nationals, Labor and Greens MPs have formed a working party … Continue reading
NSW multi-party gay marriage push welcomed
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the formation of a multi-partisan marriage equality campaign in NSW. Labor, Liberal, Nationals, Greens and Independent MPs will all join forces to help progress state based same-sex marriage laws (full details here and here) Australian … Continue reading
Khan: Conservatives should support culture of fidelity in gay marriage
THERE are members of the Coalition who struggle with same-sex marriage for a variety of reasons. One of the questions in their minds will be: how can we support something introduced by the Greens? Surely what we are doing is … Continue reading
Hurst: A new, civil approach to conservatism?
Will the Newman government embrace a modern brand of conservatism, or instead hark back to the conservatism of yesteryear? The Liberal National Party rulers in Queensland soon face a decision that will show which of the two routes they will … Continue reading
Raj: Conservatives For Same-Sex Marriage
The NSW upper house urged the Commonwealth to allow same-sex marriage last week – and it was the Coalition who carried the day, writes Senthorun Raj “I say …that support for marriage equality by conservatives is both rational and sensible.” Nationals MLC Trevor … Continue reading
Politicians add their support to “8 The Play” and marriage equality
State and Federal Politicians from all major political parties have added their support to the all-star production of “8 the play”, which will raise funds and awareness for Australian Marriage Equality’s ongoing campaign for reform. Both the Sydney and Melbourne … Continue reading
Young Nationals call for marriage equality free vote / Polls show voters value Coalition free vote tradition
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed a resolution from the NSW Young Nationals calling on the the federal National Party to be allowed a conscience vote on the issue. The resolution was passed by a two thirds majority and will be … Continue reading
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